Guitar Material Flashcards
What is the major scale
W W H W W W H
Natural minor scale
major scale with 3rd, 6th, and 7th notes all lowered a half-step
Relative minor scale
Starts with the six note of a major. If the 6th note of a major scale is A, it would be called the A relative minor scale
Harmonic Minor Scale
Major scale with 3rd and 7th notes both lowered a half step
Melodic minor scale
on the way up the third note is lowered, on the way down, it is the normal natural minor scale (3,6,7 notes all lowered half a step)
What are triads
3 note chords
built from the root, 3rd, and 5th of the major scale
what is the major triad
the root, 3rd, 5th
what is the minor triad
the root, lowered 3rd, and the 5th
what is the augmented triad
the root, the 3rd, and the raised 5th
what is the diminished triad
the root, lowered 3rd, lowered 5th
what is most important to know about moveable shapes
most important: knowing the tonic
what is a tonic
the note that the chord takes its name from
what are the string of the guitar from highest pitch to lowest pitch? What are the string numbers
highest --> lowest: 1 E 2 B 3G 4D 5A E6
what are the fingers called on the left hand
1,2,3,4
what are the fingers called on the right hand
pima
